Valve.



W. E. SLOAN.

VALVE. APPLIoATIoN FILED 00128, 1909.

Patented oct. 20, '1914.

gaging part 8 tio-n thereto, vand which when the rotatable WILLIAIQ SLOAN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

VALVE.

Specification of Letters l'atent.

Patented'Oct, 2 0 1914.

Appneafion'aiea october s, 1909. serial No. 521,649.

T0 a-ZZ whom it may concern.:

Beit known that I, Winnaar E. SLoAN, a

citizen of the United States, residing atv in the county of Cook and State Chicago,-

have invented a certain new and of Illinois, useful Improvement in Valves, following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in valves, and has for its `object to provide a new and improved device of this description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a view in part section illustrating one form of valve embodying the invention; Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2-2`1of Fig. l; Fi is a sectional yview taken on line 8-3 o Fig. 2.

Like numerals refer to like parts throughout the several gures. In the drawings the valve is illustrated as applied to a faucet. In this construction there is a body portion' 1 having an inner holloa7 `seat portion 2 which acts as a valveseat `for the valve4. This valve has a stem "3, projecting into the hollow seat portion 2.

The valve has .a gasket 5 which engages the seat. The hollow seat cates with the exterior of the body portion 1 by a lateral communicating portion. The valve 4 is opened by being tilted so that one side is lifted from the seat 2. As herein shown, the valve is'eontrollcd by the exterior handle 6 connected with the rotatable part 7 mounted in the holding part 9 which is removably connected to the body portion 1 by being screw-threaded into the lateral connection by which the hollow seat portion is connected with the-'exterior of the body portion. The rotatable part 7 is provided with an enwhich is eccentric 'with relapart 7 is rotatediengages the valve stem 3 and tilts the valve to open it. The holding part 9 is provided with a washer 10 and a removable cap 11. provided with a spout 12 and a'removable cap 13 with which is associated a washer or gasket 14. When the valve-,iis closed the parts are in the position shown-in thedrawing. When yit is desired to open the valve the handle G is rotated. This rotatesthe-rotatable part `7 and causes the eccentric engaging part to move until. itengages the stem 3. The valve is then tilted so as to be opened and the liquid may thenflow therethrough.

of which the portion 2 communivalve. The body portion 1 is.

The valve will be held open if the handle 6 is released and left in this position. If' 1t is desired to close thevalvel the handle 6 1s moved toward its initial position until the engaging part 8 releases the sten1,\where drops back, of its own weight,

upon the valve to its closed-position.

I prefer to have the parts arranged so that the handle need not be brought back to any particular' position to close the valve. As,

shown in the drawings the valve will bel closed v while the handle is moving through, say, approximately one-third of its travel. If, for example, the handle is in the position shown in Fig. 1, it may be moved to either side -to open the valve and must be moved a considerable distance before the valve begins to open. The valve then opens gradually, and when the handle is moved back, closes, but it will be seen that the valve closes before the handle reaches the position shown in Fig-1. This insures the closing of the valve, as it is not necessary to bring the handle'to any particular point, but simply to 'bring it within a certain range of its movement. It will therefore be seenv that there is here provided a seit-'closing valve which closes and opens under pressure, as the pressure above the valve is the pressure o the water in the pipes, there being suiiicient space between the valve 4 and the body portion to permit the water to pass above the valve.

It will further be seen that the controlling part for the valve is on the discharge side of the valve, the parts projecting through the body portion on this side of the valve, and hence there is no tendency to leak, because of the lack of .pressure at this point, there being normally no water that could leak out when the valve is closed.

It will be noted that the actuating device for the valve is disconnected from the valve, and that the water itself acts tov close the The controlling device for the valve and the spout 12 are in the same lane, and are both on the discharge side o and are atsubstantially right angles to each other. By making the holes in the body ortion the same size'as illustrated, it will he seen that the spout and controlling device can be' changed so as to make ,the valve a right or left-hand valve. It will thus be seen that there i's here provided a valve easily controlled, and a valve with simple o erating mechanism that cannot be easily d1sarranged.V

the valve 'i said rotatable part and ble part disconnected from said The construction` vand arrangement of the parts herein are such that, although the valve is a loose valve and closes with the pressure, the water 'hammer attending the use of loose valves closing with the pressure is obviated in this construction.

It will be noted that in this construction the handle 6 can be turned in either direc-- is turned in one direction the engaging part 8 engages the stein .3 on one side and lifts one'side of the valve while when moving in the opposite direction the engaging part 8 engages the other side of the stemy 3 and lifts the other yside of the valve. the point of wear on the valve and increases its life. It will also be seen that the valve may be opened by moving the handle in one direction and may then be closed by 'moving the handle in the same direction.

claim: j

1. A valve device comprising a tilting valve, a stem connected therewith, an eccentric engaging device normally free from'said stem and in alinement therewith when in its inoperative position but adapted to be moved to engage said stem above its lower end and at one side of its center so as to moveit laterally to open'the valve, and a removable holding part for said eccentric engaging device.l I

2. A valve device 'comprisin a tilting valve, a stem connected therewit a 'rotata-A stem, an engaging part eccentrically connected with in alinement with said stem when in its inoperative position,

said engaging part adapted to engage ther` stem of the valve at one side of its center tlon to open the valve, that when the vhandle This changes lthe rotating part is the same dlrection.

"move said stem laterally.

3. A valve device comprising 4a tilting valve, a stem connected therewith', a rotatable part disconnected from said stein, an engaging part eccentrically connected with said rotatable part disposed below said stem when the eccentric device is in its :inoperative position but adapted to engage the stem of the valve at theV side thereof Awhen the rotatable part is rotated so as to move it laterally, a'body portion within which said valve is located, a hollow holding part'for` said rotatable'part screw-threaded into said bodyportion, and a controlling handle therefor.

4. A valve device comprising a tilting valve,"a stem connected therewith, an eccentrically engaging device for moving said stem to turn the valve to open it and means for causing said eccentric engaging device to engage the stem on either side so as to tilt the valve indifferent directions at'diierent times whereby the wear of the valve is reduced.

5. A valve device comprising a tiltingvalve, a stein connected therewith, an engaging device for said stem, a rotating part with whichy said engaging device is eccentrically connected and adapted to be 4rotated in either direction, said engaging device engaging the' stem to engaging the stem to release the valve when rotated continuously in WHJLM E. SLOAN.

VWitnesses:

EDNA K. REYNOLDS, l LUCY AJFALKENBERG.

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